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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 7.6% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #120 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -7.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $65,750 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 36,900 in the US, with about 3,400 openings a year
The work, 12 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities16%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries16%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits14%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources10%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Perform administrative or clerical activities9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 171 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI does this: Calculate financial data4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,147 Copilot conversations and completed it 72% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor financial data or activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 92 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 3,400 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 35% of the workLodging Managers21% AI does, against 43% here+3.8% by 2035 · $69,250 · High school diploma
- Shares 30% of the workRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters33% AI does, against 43% here+0.9% by 2035 · $78,000 · High school diploma
- Shares 21% of the workProperty, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers17% AI does, against 43% here+3.7% by 2035 · $69,990 · High school diploma
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.35, higher than 97% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-4011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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